Slow Noise Movement in Berlin

It all started way back in the fifties when some pupils of the musique concrete master Pierre Schaefer decided to commence for themselves, reason being that the application of only tapes as a musical resource was too restrictive. The then founded slow noise movement manifested itself from 1956 untill 1967, though there was never an official announcement to state that the movement had seized to exist.

Through their manifesto's, most of them xerox publications, some of them existing in its one copy typewriter form, they set rules that opened up the musical spectre ever more, finishing with the statement that a musical intercourse (sic) started at the moment of conscious listening. Of course this statement got countered by the notion that unconscious listening had opened the era of psychedelic music.

And so on.

During my travels in France I came across the documents, and thought it would be a good idea to restore the slow noise movement. This happened in August 2007.

Slow noise movement # 1

Convince the musical partner that there is no concert going on.

played at total artspace in Berlin Neukölln with Jeff Gburek on acoustic turntable.

Not documented.

Slow noise movement # 2

Play two concerts simultaneously

played at total artspace with Marta Coletti on Cello

picture by Wolfgang Dorninger

Slow Noise Movement # 3

There are sounds before and after radiation

played with Seiji Morimoto at Studio Aporee

picture by Udo Noll

Slow Noise Movement # 4

be spontaneous, go visit other people's childhood memories

jonna and xavier in studio aporee

picture by magnus schaefer


Slow Noise Movement # 5

Turn away from words as a source for music and go beyond,


pic by udo noll

played with Seiji Morimoto,
and Momus

documentation



slow noise movement #6 documentation will follow soon